EDUCATION
Scottsdale Teacher’s Homework Assignment Included Political Jab At Governor Ducey
By Corinne Murdock | A mother recently discovered that her sixth grader’s teacher slipped a politicized jab at Governor Doug Ducey’s opposition to school mask mandates into a homework assignment. Cocopah Middle School Language Arts teacher Susan Mulhern included a...
Ignoring Educational Failure Is A Recipe For Disaster
By Dr. Thomas Patterson | Oregon Governor Kate Brown doesn’t have a reputation as a deep thinker, but her recent attempt to do something “noble” for minority students was especially pathetic. She signed a bill that states “a student may not be required to show...
Litchfield Elementary School District Board Member Resigns Over Frustration With Resistance to Equity Work, COVID Regulations
By Corinne Murdock | Litchfield Elementary School District (LESD) Governing Board member Dr. Tara Armstead announced her resignation during Tuesday’s special meeting. Armstead’s total time at LESD lasted five months. The only Black board member alluded to her...
Arizona Attorney General: Litchfield School District’s Diversity Empowerment Committee Violated Open Meeting Law
By Corinne Murdock | The Arizona attorney general’s office found that Litchfield Elementary School District (LESD) violated open meeting law through its Diversity Empowerment Team (DET). In some reporting, social media posts, and even LESD communications and internal...
Arizona Reaches Tentative $26 Billion Opioid Settlement Agreement
The Arizona Attorney General's Office announced that it has signed on to a tentative historic $26 billion multistate settlement with four pharmaceutical companies for their roles in the opioid crisis. The tentative agreement includes Cardinal, McKesson, and...
Arizona Ranks #4 For Post-COVID19 Job Recovery As Prop 208’s Impact Looms On Horizon
By Terri Jo Neff | Although Arizona is not yet back to pre-pandemic workforce levels, a recent U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics report shows the state is headed in the right direction, with more than 21,000 jobs added in July, boosting Arizona to fourth place in...
Union Withdraws Attempt To Obstruct Rhode Island Mom’s Access To Public Records
The National Education Association’s state affiliate tried to harass and intimidate Rhode Island mom Nicole Solas into silence just for trying to find out what her daughter would be taught in kindergarten by filing a legally baseless lawsuit against her. The union...
Ducey And Bowers Welcome The Afghan Refugees After The Biden Administration Created Them
By Terri Jo Neff | Thursday’s announcement by Gov. Doug Ducey and House Speaker Rusty Bowers that Arizona “wholeheartedly welcomes our share of the refugees” fleeing the Taliban regime in Afghanistan is shining a light on a little known state program that provides...
Arizona Attorney General Issues Opinion On COVID-19 Vaccine Requirements For Government And Business
The Attorney General's Office issued a legal opinion sought by Arizona State Rep. Kelly Townsend regarding COVID-19 vaccine mandates for employees, patrons of businesses, and airline passengers under existing state and federal laws. The 40-page Opinion finds that due...
Flagstaff Charter School Board President Resigns After Calling Maskless Students ‘Worst of Humanity’
By Corinne Murdock | The governing board president of Flagstaff charter school Northern Preparatory Academy (NPA), Cristy Schaefer Zeller, resigned Thursday evening after calling parents and students opposed to mask mandates “the worst of humanity who can’t STFU [shut...
Two Arizona School Districts Decline to Jump on Mask Mandate Bandwagon
By Corinne Murdock | Both Chandler Unified School District (CUSD) and Tanque Verde Unified School District (TVUSD) declined to join the growing list of schools reinstating a mask mandate. For now, masks will remain optional at both districts. During special...
Program Offering Low-Income Families Up to $7k for K-12 School Choice Over COVID Measures Begins
By Corinne Murdock | Governor Doug Ducey’s program offering up to $7,000 in grants for low-income K-12 parents wanting to relocate their students due to their current school’s COVID-19 protocols began Friday. Eligible families have a total household income at or below...
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